Down the Aisle finished third in his previous two starts, the main-track Brooklyn Handicap (gr. II) and the Hialeah Turf Cup (gr. IIT), after winning the Bougainvillea Handicap (gr. III) in his seasonal debut. He earned $210,000 for the United Nations win, his ninth in 20 career starts. Down the Aisle (Runaway Groom--That's My Hon, by L'Enjoleur) was bred in Kentucky. The 7-year-old set a Saratoga turf track record for 1 1/2 miles while winning an allowance race in 1997.

Down the Aisle returned $7, $4.20, and $2.80 and led an exacta worth $125.80. (Chart, Equibase)